Thanks for the suspension advice. I am a bit vertically challenged at 5' 8", but I am only short from the waist up, (32" inseam). I think lowering will enhance the looks and I would like to get a little bend in my knees when stopped on the bike.
What do you think about the brackets or shackles that change the shock mounting position? With these I can keep the OEM shocks, which maintains the original travel. From what I have read, I can lower the rear about 1" - 2". I had a little concern about changing the angle of the shock, but have read that other folks have not been able to notice any difference. I will probably lower the rear first and then decide if I need to do anything with the front.
It is raining here today, so it may be a few days before I try to get it out to shoot pictures to post.
Thanks again. Advice and suggestions are always welcome!
I had a 2003 Road King Classic a while back that I had to lower for my short 5'5" frame and 29" inseam, lady rider. We used the
www.tj-products.com lowering kit which is like what you just mentioned here. It worked great, but did rub against the back side of the saddlebags somewhat, so we had to adjust the brackets that hold the saddlebags some to fix the problem. With the hard bags of the Ultra and other E-Glides this could be more of a problem especially if the proper adjustment can't be made. That's one thing that you will have to be careful about. As for the ride, we could hardly tell the differenct in ride comfort or the handling with the rear end lowered, didn't tough the front. I use to ride my husband's old Ultra Classic and his last SE E-Glide in for service we he didn't have the time to. He has a 2008 SE Ultra coming in any day now. This years model is so tall that I will not be able to get my feet on the ground to be able to handle it. So unless he desides to lower it, I will never get to grace the front seat of this bike. Sandy
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